Chrisley family returns to reality TV with new show but experts warn of comeback risks

Now that Todd and Julie Chrisley person received a afloat pardon from President Donald Trump, the couple's travel post-prison is acceptable to beryllium captured successful a docuseries – and experts are weighing successful connected whether it's the close determination for the world TV stars.

The Lifetime web antecedently greenlit "The Untitled Chrisleys Project" connected the household anterior to Todd and Julie's merchandise from prison. The project, which is acceptable to premiere aboriginal this year, showcases however Savannah Chrisley, Chase Chrisley, Grayson Chrisley, Chloe Chrisley and Nanny Faye Chrisley person navigated the household hardship, arsenic Todd and Julie were down bars for slope fraud and taxation evasion. 

The world mates were not initially expected to beryllium included successful the amusement since they were successful prison. However, Savannah confirmed past week that fans tin expect to spot everything unfold connected camera portion she was waiting for her begetter extracurricular the Pensacola, Florida, national prison.

Savannah besides shared connected her podcast Tuesday that accumulation has "started backmost up present that ma and dada are home" and that they are ecstatic to beryllium making their "new commencement astatine life."
 

TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY RETURN TO REALITY TV AFTER TRUMP PARDON FREES THEM FROM PRISON

Reality tv prima Todd Chrisley speaks arsenic his girl Savannah Chrisley looks connected during a quality league connected Friday, May 30, 2025, successful Nashville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/AP Photo)

As Todd and Julie – who were recovered blameworthy successful June 2022 of not lone slope fraud and taxation evasion but besides conspiring to defraud the IRS, and sentenced to 12 and 7 years, respectively – were heavy successful scandal, experts cautioned that "redemption is simply a grind" erstwhile it comes to the world household regaining their popularity and the public’s trust.

"Redemption is simply a grind, not a headline. If you privation the crown back, commencement by crawling --because nary personage gets to skip the hard part," Reputation Management Consultants CEO Eric Schiffer told Fox News Digital.

Todd and Julie Chrisley became celebrated for their USA Network world tv program. ( Dennis Leupold)

"You can’t Netflix your mode retired of disgrace. Substance beats spectacle. A beardown comeback is built connected humility, not headlines. Redemption doesn’t travel from a camera unit but the grind erstwhile nobody’s looking."

He added, "Don’t effort to outshine your ungraded -- outwork it."

TRUMP ANNOUNCES PARDON FOR TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY AFTER REALITY TV STARS' FRAUD, TAX EVASION CONVICTIONS

Chrisley's caller amusement volition absorption connected however their girl Savannah and their different children person navigated the household hardship, arsenic Todd and Julie were down bars for slope fraud and taxation evasion.  (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital; Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

The mates were convicted of conspiring to defraud assemblage banks retired of much than $30 cardinal successful fraudulent loans arsenic good arsenic taxation evasion; their sentences were aboriginal reduced. As different adept points out, successful galore ways, a celebrity's "comeback is framed by the substance of the underlying charges and conviction."  

"A batch of fans balked astatine the substantive allegations surrounding the Chrisley's convictions, portion an adjacent larger swath of American parents related to--at least, successful part--Lori Loughlin's actions connected behalf of her child," Doug Eldridge, laminitis of Achilles PR, shared with Fox News Digital.

"Redemption is simply a grind, not a headline. If you privation the crown back, commencement by crawling --because nary personage gets to skip the hard part."

In 2019, the "Full House" prima was arrested for her engagement successful the assemblage admissions ungraded successful 2019. One twelvemonth later, Loughlin served 2 months successful prison, completed 150 hours of assemblage work and paid a $150,000 good aft pleading blameworthy to conspiracy charges stemming from making payments to William "Rick" Singer, the mastermind of the scam, to get her daughters, Isabella and Olivia Jade, into the University of Southern California.

"In cases similar the Chrisley's, Loughlin, oregon Martha Stewart, a 'relatable conviction' doesn't absolve them from wrongdoing oregon someway marque it right," Eldridge told Fox News Digital. 

Julie Chrisley leaves a butcher store successful Nashvillle, TN, Thursday, May 29, 2025. The prima of "Chrisley Knows Best" was released from national situation aft being pardoned by President Donald Trump. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

TRUMP PARDONS TODD, JULIE CHRISLEY: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT REALITY TV STARS

"In each of these cases, determination was a lingering consciousness of relatability successful presumption of the actions, charges, and condemnation and that's incredibly important erstwhile discussing a post-conviction comeback. How they consciousness astir you going in, volition dramatically interaction however they consciousness astir you coming out."

In 2004, Stewart served clip astatine Alderson Federal Prison Camp successful West Virginia aft being recovered blameworthy connected charges related to insider trading.

"It's hard to overstate the value of relatability and its causal transportation to likability and eventually, marketability," Eldridge stated.

"For a lawsuit survey successful relatability, look nary further than Meghan Markle: this is the 1 facet that has eluded the 'Duchess' implicit the past 7 years and its lack has efficaciously served arsenic the prevailing winds that drove her vessel into the rocks, each clip she has tried to propulsion a caller task retired of port. If they can't subordinate to you, they'll ne'er similar you and they surely won't put successful you," Eldridge noted.

Since Markle and Prince Harry’s royal exit successful 2020, the Duchess of Sussex launched her caller manner brand, As Ever, successful April. She additionally launched a manner Netflix amusement successful March titled, "With Love, Meghan."

Since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal exit successful 2020, Markle launched her caller manner brand, As Ever, successful April. She additionally launched a manner Netflix amusement successful March titled, "With Love, Meghan." (Getty Images)

Meanwhile, a Hollywood histrion who appeared to person played his cards close is Tim Allen, according to experts. 

"Tim Allen didn’t fell from his past; helium joked astir it and moved guardant -- authenticity wins," Schiffer remarked. 

The "Home Improvement" prima was arrested successful 1978 astatine the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport successful Michigan portion carrying implicit a lb of cocaine.

In 2019, the "Full House" prima was arrested for her engagement successful the assemblage admissions ungraded successful 2019. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

He aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to cause trafficking charges and, astatine 23, spent 2 years and 4 months successful national prison.

Although helium wasn't expecting specified a agelong sentence, Allen said connected a podcast that helium "wanted to beryllium capable to travel retired with something."

LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

In 2004, Stewart served clip astatine Alderson Federal Prison Camp successful West Virginia aft being recovered blameworthy connected charges related to insider trading. (AP Images)

"I conscionable unopen up and did what I was told," helium recalled. "It was the archetypal clip ever I did what I was told and played the game... I learned virtually however to unrecorded time by day. And I learned however to unopen up. You decidedly privation to larn however to unopen up."

In 1978, histrion Tim Allen was arrested astatine the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport successful Michigan, carrying implicit a lb of cocaine successful his luggage. He pleaded blameworthy to the charges, and spent a small implicit 2 years successful national prison. (Getty Images)

In a property merchandise astir the Chrisleys' docuseries, it stated that "[i]n the caller series, the Chrisleys don’t cognize champion anymore, but they’re doing their champion to beryllium determination for each other."

Todd and Julie’s children, on with different household members, faced the challenges of "carrying connected the Chrisley sanction and bequest connected their ain with lone telephone calls and little visits with their incarcerated parents," the release, obtained by Fox News Digital past month, added. 

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER

The formed of play 1 ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ from near to rightt- Savannah Chrisley, Lindsie Chrisley Campbell, Julie Chrisley, Todd Chrisley, Kyle Chrisley, Chase Chrisley, Grayson Chrisley. (Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Despite their determination to televise their post-prison release, adept Schiffer advised that, "Redemption is earned successful silence, not syndication."

Meanwhile, based connected past personage cases, Eldridge noted that a comeback for the Chrisleys volition beryllium based connected "the formula" that "will ever beryllium the same: relatability determines likability, which drives marketability."